Police in East Bridgewater are searching for a woman who fled after colliding into an 11-year-old girl riding a bike in the area of an elementary school in town over the weekend.
The driver, wearing blue hospital-type scrubs, exited the blue Lexus NX she had been driving Sunday and spoke with the girl before leaving the scene near Central Elementary School on Route 18, Chief Michael Jenkins said in a release Tuesday.
The girl’s mother responded and declined medical transportation on behalf of her daughter, who was evaluated by emergency responders, according to authorities.
Police received a call just after 5:30 Sunday evening reporting the crash involving a bicyclist and motor vehicle in the area of 143 Bedford St..
Initial investigation results show the girl riding a bike through a small path that connects Route 18 to the back parking lot of the school. The woman in the car entered the lot from Central Street, attempting to use it as a cut-through to Bedford Street, according to police.
“The vehicle then turned around and began traveling toward the Central Street entrance,” a report states. “The vehicle struck the juvenile, pushing her approximately 60 feet.
Authorities say the woman is not believed to have been driving the vehicle at a high rate of speed.
Anyone with information on this incident, or information on the vehicle involved, is asked to call East Bridgewater Police at 508- 378-7223.
The crash remains under investigation.
